whats the most expensive shotgun you own? - Page 2

Cheapshooter · October 28, 2017, 03:11 PM

I believe it was 1979.
Depending on how you look at it it didn't cost me anything. Used money from a little trade winfall us sparkies call "rabbit" (scrap copper)
Yes, I could have used the money for other things. But it was always that little extra I used for wants, not needs.
Of course that 400 lbs. of copper back then @ .75/lb vs today's $2-$3 I guess my 1100 is a $900 shotgun!

peterg7 · October 28, 2017, 07:18 PM

Browning BSS 12gauge

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natman · October 30, 2017, 10:46 AM

My 12 ga O/U Franchi Renaissance Field. IIRC, it was about $1300 new when I bought it from a guy who had just won it in a duck club raffle for $950.

It's light and has the terrific TSA gel recoil pad so it's a delight to carry and shoot.

I also have a 12 ga LC Smith field grade in pretty nice shape that's probably worth more than the Franchi is now.

Tad_T · October 30, 2017, 03:31 PM

1895 Parker DH 12 Gauge Double.

Don Fischer · October 30, 2017, 03:43 PM

I've had a few pretty expensive shotgun's but generally shy away from. One of my brothers calls me the most frugal hermit he's ever known! I took it as a compliment! I've never had a lot of shotguns at one time but now I have 4. An old mod 37 Ithica in 16ga, don't know what it's worth nor do I care, ain't for sale! Also three AyA matadors. Think they ran about $500 each when I got them, inherited! But also had an AyA Matador 12ga that did cost my $500. Sometime's I would really like to splurge and spend several thousand dollars on a really nice shot gun but that ain't gonna happen! Someone tells me a gun of any kind cost much over $800, maybe not quite that much, my hand get's a death grip on my check boof! See there, talking money made me miss-spell book! :-)

stuckinthe60s · October 30, 2017, 05:25 PM

next in line would be the krieghoff 32 san remo 4 bbl set.

dgludwig · October 30, 2017, 05:46 PM

Merkel 147 EL. Slept on the couch for a while-but worth every penny...

MarkCO · November 1, 2017, 09:24 AM

Browning Golden Clays (pre-Maxus). Love it.

FITASC · November 1, 2017, 12:19 PM

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Someone tells me a gun of any kind cost much over $800, maybe not quite that much, my hand get's a death grip on my check boof! See there, talking money made me miss-spell book! :-)

Then don't go looking at what new AyAs cost...........$800 might buy you a case for one of them; adding another zero gets you a lot closer..........
And we won't even even get into makers like David McKay Brown whose SxS guns START at £48,000 and go up from there........

Doyle · November 1, 2017, 12:58 PM

There is a YouTube video that shows how much labor goes into making a fine English double barrel shotgun. Pretty interesting to see all the hand craftsmanship.

FITASC · November 1, 2017, 05:24 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXoNUzAyvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKBPBTnmIM

Doyle · November 1, 2017, 07:47 PM

Thanks. Yes, those are what I was talking about. Beautiful work.

Dufus · November 1, 2017, 11:42 PM

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And we won't even even get into makers like David McKay Brown whose SxS guns START at £48,000 and go up from there........

I have seen Winchester Model 21s selling for more than $80,000. Here is one I admired on Gun Broker.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/710491473

stuckinthe60s · November 2, 2017, 08:40 AM

dufus...whats YOUR most expensive gun?

Jimbo-Indy · November 3, 2017, 06:03 PM

SKB 85TSS with adjustable comb and RAT adjustable butt/recoil reducer. Everything else is old and fun but not valuble: Ithaca Flues S/S from 1909, Lefever/Ithaca Nitro-Special from 1939 and a Mossy 500. Others are black powder cartridge or muzzle loaders from mid to late 1800s. Guess I'm just old school.

Dufus · November 3, 2017, 10:27 PM

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dufus...whats YOUR most expensive gun?

Mossberg 500 50th anniversary edition. Wally World $204.00 last year.

It is still in the box in one of the safes.

mmb713 · November 6, 2017, 09:32 PM

BT-99. If I can get my ex-gf out of my house she's lived in without me for that last three years and get it sold a Browning Maxus Sporting Golden Clays will happen. Wrongful lien hearing on the 14th. She's going to go into open court claiming interest in my house going back to 2011 after claiming no interest in real property in her 2015 bankruptcy. Which felony would you like today, wrongful lien or bankruptcy fraud? Wish me luck.

hdwhit · November 7, 2017, 04:48 PM

I have a Browning Auto 5 that I got from my Father-In-Law. I oiled it down and stuck it in the back of the safe. That was about 30 years ago. I have no idea what it's worth, but its my most expensive shotgun because it's my ONLY shotgun.

FITASC · November 7, 2017, 04:51 PM

You should take it out and shoot it now and again, even if only at some clay targets.

October 28, 2017, 03:11 PM	#26
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	I believe it was 1979. Depending on how you look at it it didn't cost me anything. Used money from a little trade winfall us sparkies call "rabbit" (scrap copper) Yes, I could have used the money for other things. But it was always that little extra I used for wants, not needs. Of course that 400 lbs. of copper back then @ .75/lb vs today's $2-$3 I guess my 1100 is a $900 shotgun! __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING! Last edited by Cheapshooter; October 28, 2017 at 10:27 PM.

October 30, 2017, 10:46 AM	#28
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,605	My 12 ga O/U Franchi Renaissance Field. IIRC, it was about $1300 new when I bought it from a guy who had just won it in a duck club raffle for $950. It's light and has the terrific TSA gel recoil pad so it's a delight to carry and shoot. I also have a 12 ga LC Smith field grade in pretty nice shape that's probably worth more than the Franchi is now. __________________ Time Travelers' Wisdom: Never Do Yesterday What Should Be Done Tomorrow. If At Last You Do Succeed, Never Try Again.

October 30, 2017, 05:25 PM	#31
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 877	next in line would be the krieghoff 32 san remo 4 bbl set. __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner

October 30, 2017, 05:46 PM	#32
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	Merkel 147 EL. Slept on the couch for a while-but worth every penny... __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

November 1, 2017, 09:24 AM	#33
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,307	Browning Golden Clays (pre-Maxus). Love it. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

October 28, 2017, 07:18 PM	#27
peterg7 Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2017 Posts: 316	Browning BSS 12gauge Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

October 30, 2017, 03:31 PM	#29
Tad_T Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 231	1895 Parker DH 12 Gauge Double.

October 30, 2017, 03:43 PM	#30
Don Fischer Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2017 Posts: 1,868	I've had a few pretty expensive shotgun's but generally shy away from. One of my brothers calls me the most frugal hermit he's ever known! I took it as a compliment! I've never had a lot of shotguns at one time but now I have 4. An old mod 37 Ithica in 16ga, don't know what it's worth nor do I care, ain't for sale! Also three AyA matadors. Think they ran about $500 each when I got them, inherited! But also had an AyA Matador 12ga that did cost my $500. Sometime's I would really like to splurge and spend several thousand dollars on a really nice shot gun but that ain't gonna happen! Someone tells me a gun of any kind cost much over $800, maybe not quite that much, my hand get's a death grip on my check boof! See there, talking money made me miss-spell book! :-)

November 1, 2017, 12:58 PM	#35
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	There is a YouTube video that shows how much labor goes into making a fine English double barrel shotgun. Pretty interesting to see all the hand craftsmanship.

November 1, 2017, 05:24 PM	#36
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXoNUzAyvk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKBPBTnmIM __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

November 1, 2017, 07:47 PM	#37
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	Thanks. Yes, those are what I was talking about. Beautiful work.

November 2, 2017, 08:40 AM	#39
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 877	dufus...whats YOUR most expensive gun? __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner

November 3, 2017, 06:03 PM	#40
Jimbo-Indy Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2008 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 334	SKB 85TSS with adjustable comb and RAT adjustable butt/recoil reducer. Everything else is old and fun but not valuble: Ithaca Flues S/S from 1909, Lefever/Ithaca Nitro-Special from 1939 and a Mossy 500. Others are black powder cartridge or muzzle loaders from mid to late 1800s. Guess I'm just old school.

November 6, 2017, 09:32 PM	#42
mmb713 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 421	BT-99. If I can get my ex-gf out of my house she's lived in without me for that last three years and get it sold a Browning Maxus Sporting Golden Clays will happen. Wrongful lien hearing on the 14th. She's going to go into open court claiming interest in my house going back to 2011 after claiming no interest in real property in her 2015 bankruptcy. Which felony would you like today, wrongful lien or bankruptcy fraud? Wish me luck.

November 7, 2017, 04:48 PM	#43
hdwhit Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2017 Posts: 1,011	I have a Browning Auto 5 that I got from my Father-In-Law. I oiled it down and stuck it in the back of the safe. That was about 30 years ago. I have no idea what it's worth, but its my most expensive shotgun because it's my ONLY shotgun.

November 7, 2017, 04:51 PM	#44
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	You should take it out and shoot it now and again, even if only at some clay targets. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa